Iowa's lone bingo monitor eyes state games
Don Mendenhall, Iowa bingo manager, oversees thousands of games from a small Des Moines office. He trains auditors to spot fraud, reviews licenses of 1,300 active operators, and weighs reports and complaints to keep nonprofits and veterans groups honest in funding gaming prizes.
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Burlington
Don Mendenhall
Iowa
Don
Mendenhall
Lucas State
Des Moines
Mendenhalls
Bingo
Connecticut
Des Moines County
Runaway Burlington Rail Cars Tear Through Downtown
About 25 Burlington Northern coal cars, unhitched from a freight train, rolled through four rail crossings in downtown Burlington on Saturday afternoon. Police and fire units tracked them as they reached the yard near the Mississippi River, derailing after traveling roughly 30 miles. No injuries were reported, and a BN crew arrived to clean up and investigate.
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Burlington
Steve Bell
Burlington Northern
Mississippi River
West
Woman and child rescued from Cedar River on Christmas morning
Cedar Rapids police report a Cedar Rapids woman Cheryl Gilson aged 20 and her 18 month old son Michael Dixon were pulled from the Cedar River around 5 25 a m Christmas morning. Officer John McDaniel rescued them near the Eighth Avenue bridge and both were hospitalized in fair to good condition. The incident remains under investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
John McDaniel
Cheryl Gilson
14Th Ave
Michael Dixon
McDaniel
Eighth Avenue Bridge
Gilson
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dixon
Residence and vehicle thefts reported with multiple incidents
A sequence of burglaries and emergencies is reported across several addresses including 623 19th Ave SW and 1400 C St SW. Items seized include a radial arm saw, color TV, jackets valued at 1620 dollars and skis valued at 800 dollars. Several medical emergencies were logged and a roof set on fire at 4808 Golf St NE.
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19Th Ave
Miller Ave
16Th Ave
Golf St
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Edy Sims
Athletic Booster Club
Greenwood Dr. SE
Brentwood Dr
West End
Glass Rd
Kathy Roeder
Skogman Realty
Diet At Center
Edgewood Road
1St Ave
Mack
Westdale Mall
Saulehoffs
Maytag
1St St
3Rd Ave
Amon
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